Monday, November 21, 2011

STUFFED BUTTON MUSHROOMS



Ingredients:
Mushrooms 10 (button mushrooms)
Onion 1 big chopped
Garlic cloves 2 – 3 chopped
Cottage cheese 2 - 3 tbsp
Pepper powder 1 tsp
Toothpicks 10
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Butter as needed
Salt to taste

Preparation:
1.  Wash, clean and remove stalks of mushrooms. Chop the stalks finely and keep aside. Keep heads of mushrooms aside.
2.  
For the stuffing: Heat butter, add chopped onions. Sauté. Add chopped mushroom stalks, garlic chopped, pepper powder, nutmeg powder and salt. Sauté. Switch off the gas and add cottage cheese. Remove in a dish and let it cool.

3.  Sandwich the mushroom heads with toothpicks by filling this mix in middle.
4.
  Heat butter, add stuffed mushrooms. Fry them till outer layer done. Add lemon juice. Switch off gas.
5.  
Serve with any sauce as desired.

SWEET PANCAKES



Ingredients
·         Rice flour 2 cups
·         Jaggery or Gud 1 ½ cups
·         Banana 1
·         Baking powder ½ tsp
·         Cardamom powder 1 tsp
·         Sesame seeds or Til 2 tsp
·         Salt a pinch
·         Ghee
·         Honey
·         Crushed almonds
Preparation
Mix jaggery in 1 cup water.

Add mashed banana, rice flour, baking powder, cardamom powder, sesame seeds and salt.

Add to the jaggery mixture.

Prepare a thick batter. Add a little water if needed.

Heat ghee on a tawa. Prepare small 3-inch diameter pancakes. Turn the other side.

When pancakes are done, place them on plate. Drizzle honey and crushed almonds. Serves 4.